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callboys

callboys is the plural of callboy.

Meaning of callboy

Noun

callboy (plural callboys)

  1. (euphemistic) A male prostitute.
  2. (dated) A bellhop.
  3. A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
  4. (Philippines, slang) A public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
  5. (humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
  6. A youth employed to wake people up for work.
    • It was exciting being a callboy, riding a pushbike in all directions in Fremantle City, waking-up the engine-crews for work.2010, David Hunt, Era of Steam Engines, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Being a Callboy, Lulu.com

Questions about callboys

What is callboys the plural of?
Callboys is the plural of callboy.

Words near callboys in the dictionary

  1. callbook
  2. callbooks
  3. callbox
  4. callboxes
  5. callboy
  6. callboys
  7. Callcott
  8. Callcotts
  9. called
  10. called 'em as one saw 'em
  11. called a cab

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